Liubomyr Roman Vynar or Lubomyr Wynar ( ua, Любомир Роман Винар, 2 January 1932 – 16 April 2017) was a

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-American scholar and historian. Wynar was born in

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(now Lviv,

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) and studied history at the

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and the

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in Munich. He then studied in the

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where he received a degree in archival studies and library science at the

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. From 1969 to 1996, he taught at

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where he also founded and directed the

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and edited the Ethnic Forum Journal of Ethnic Studies (1980-1995). He was President of the Ukrainian American Association of University Professors from 1981 to 1984 and again from 2004 to 2012 and Vice President of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences, chairing its history section. He headed the World Scholarly Council at the Ukrainian World Congress and was a full member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. In 1965 he founded the Ukrainian Historical Association (UHA), a non-profit organization which he also directed. In 1989, he became a member of the executive committee of the

Ukrainian National Council Ukrainian National Council of West Ukrainian People's Republic (UNRada, ua, Українська Національна Рада Західно-Української Народної Республіки, until 13 November 1918 Ukrainian Nationa ...

, leading its academic field. He wrote and edited more than 85 books on Ukrainian history and published more than 2000 articles.

Awards

Antonovych prize The Antonovych Prize is an annual award of US$10,000 given by the Omelian and Tetiana Antonovych Foundation since 1981 for literary works written in Ukrainian and for research in Ukrainian studies. Institutions, individuals, and members of the pri ...

(2009)

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References

External links

Institute for Ukrainian Diaspora Studies // The National University of Ostroh Academy

Books by Lubomyr Roman Wynar
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Books by Lubomyr Roman Wynar
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Любомир Винар // Українці в світі (Ukrainians in the world)
Writers from Lviv 20th-century American historians Polish emigrants to the United States 1932 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Ukrainian historians {{Ukraine-historian-stub